As the fall days grow shorter, beer drinkers naturally start their migration toward more robust, full-bodied brews. Late Harvest is an easy-drinking, yet flavorful brew that features a deep chestnut color and unique, roasted malt aroma and flavor. Late Harvest’s rich flavor is the result of using four different malts, yet the robust profile remains balanced and sophisticated, thanks to our two distinctive hop additions.

Picked it up at Binny's in St. Charles, IL This bottle came from Red Hooks east coast brewery. This beer had a copper haze to it with exceptionally smell has a slight citrusy, floweral scent. This beer makes me want to sit outside and watch the leaves change color or better yet watch Da Bears. This late harvest on the palate is is slightly bitter with a great balance of malt. In one word "balanced". An almost overally drinkable but great flavorful beer. A-

Appearance: This beer has a red-orange tone, picture a light cedar color. Medium sized browish head that dissipated quickly with some good lacing.

Smell: Has a sweet, fruity smell with a heavy apple and citrus scent. Almost smells like one of those mixed juices you can buy with a whole bunch of different fruits in them.

Taste: Wonderful sweet taste with just a slight amount of hops. I can taste the fruits predominately, along with a hint of spice and nuts. Has a crisp, refreshing malt taste.

Mouthfeel: Doesn't feel very thick in the mouth, but rather has a nice and smooth texture. Aftertaste is a very nice bittersweet flavor. Nothing too heavy stays on the palate, and it feels just right.

Drinkability: This is a great Autmen Beer to enjoy at absolutely anytime, from enjoying with dinner to sipping while sitting back and watching a football game. This is a great refreshing ale that I wash was available more throughout the year. If your a fan of Autumn Ales or Red Ales like I am, do yourself a favor and enjoy this one for the few months that you can.

Pours a beautiful clear brown-orange with a nice thick head. Aroma is mostly malty, with a hint of spice and a fairly strong, but not alcohol, nip to it. Flavor is rich and zingy; both hops and malt are present, with hints of spices and a whisper of fruit. This ale goes down smooth and crisp but still has an edge to it.

T: Light citric hops and sweet peachy malts. Very pleasant. Almost tastes like some kind of classy-ass high end candy.

M: Very little carbonation but balanced enough to make that work. Very creamy, despite being only a medium bodied beer.

D: To be honest, I could see myself easily losing track of how many of these I've had. So I'll have to give it a 5 here. It's so drinkable I could see myself forgetting I'm drinking it, easily, if it weren't for the really nice flavor.

Light honey colored with an orangey beige foamy head made up of bubbles of many and various sizes. Aroma is rich and strong, bready malts, fruity sweetness, some light spiciness of nutmeg. Flavor is rich and full, with typical Marzen smooth maltiness, a little doughey, a little sweet, some fruit and cinnamon, but also something a little edgey like some essence of autumnal dried leaves. Understated hops, just some lingering bitter in the aftertaste. Smooth mouthfeel, some tingly carbonation. Very drinkable, I've been enjoying this beer this Fall.

Was rushing to beat the frost with this one on 9/1/2006. 16-oz. shaker pour at the Cattaqua Publick House.

Noted as a fall seasonal on their chalkboard. Just a skim of head, almost nothing really, with very little lacing. Nice, fall looking hue - a combination of light red and light brown, with some touches of arange at the edges; fairly clear but a touch of chill haze due to the subarctic temperature it seems to be served at. Touch of roastiness on the nose, but more malt character than anything else; rose hip, allspice, and a touch of nutmeg. Very clean and smotth on the mouth, truly good fall seasonal with the aforementioned scents all mingling on the tongue; the touch of roast was perfect on that fall-like, first day of September.

Appearance: A beautiful, clear medium amber in color, two finger head sits atop alot of bubbles from the carbonation. Head retention is good and the lacing is extra soapy.

Smell: Light fruitiness is the star of the show, I get bits of apples, or pears up front, it leads into a slightly hop-centric overtone with some grapefruit. A bit of sweetness from the malt is prevalent but not as overpowering.

Taste: A very tasty Red Ale, hoppiness comes off first with a nice dose of sweet passionfruit, with a nice offset of small bits of caramel malt. A bit nutty towards the finish, slightly earthy and the hops really explode on the tongue upon first sip of this beer.

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied, nicely carbonated and sits well on the tongue. A touch of bitterness from the hops is not too much but shows it's face.

Drinkability: I really enjoyed this one, it's a very sessionable Red Ale at 5.9% ABV and really has a great balance all around. The light fruitiness does take over any malt showings in this one, so it's not a true fall O'fest/Marzen but a damn good beer to have around during the cooler months! Well done.

Color is a light amber. Very autumnal look to it. If you had to pick a color for an autumn beer, this would be it.It may be a trick with the color, but I get hops and pumpkin on the nose or at least a spice in the smell.

1 F head doesn't last very long. little lacing.

Taste is honey, floral, syrup. Strong flavor, but not overpowering. Reminds me of Copperhook, which I like.

As it warms there is a slight tea flavor. It has an Oktoberfest feeling, but not full fledge on the taste. Very drinkable. I am happy with it as an everyday drinker during the fall. I think I will serve it at my Halloween party because of the label and easy drinking style. Should be good for many people. Give it a try.

Taste: Interesting - in the first sip the smoky flavor was a bit overwhelming since I wasn't expecting it. After another few it balanced out nicely - a good combination of malt with that smoke, and just a bit of hops in there to balance things out.

Overall impression: This was better than I expected - plenty of interesting flavors, but still highly drinkable.

Poured out a very nice and somewhat hazy pale orange with a nice deep color to it. Lots of carbonation on this one was evident from the very start. Huge chains of bubbles just cascading from the bottom of the glass up towards the top, continually reinforcing the foam layer on top. There were a nice three fingers or so high layer of white foam that formed on the top almost immediately upon the pour, which was very nice to see. This settled after a few moments, but not before depositing copious amounts of side glass lace. Now, for an amber ale, I have to say this looked more like an IPA, which would suit me just fine.

The aroma was loaded down with rich hop notes. Lots of floral tones here coming off almost immediately, which again was very good to see. Rich orange and tangerine, were interlaced with a good amount of malted grain that gave it a little more depth in the overall scheme of things. Very nice blend of aromas, but still leaning heavily on the hops here for support. The flavor was spot on for an IPA, so I am not sure why it is called an amber. To be honest, I liked this one a good bit more then the IPA, as it had a nice balance to it. Some hints of cereal grains and a touch of what almost tasted like corn was floating around, but by far the most predominant flavors were that of the citrus hops. Light flavors of orange were quite sweet and light, not bending your taste buds, but definitely showing their strength here. Lots of complexity here, especially for an amber, and honestly one the easiest drinking ales I have had in quite some time. The feel was light with lots of carbonation and a very nice dry bitter finish. I have to admit I am impressed. As it warmed some light, caramel notes started poking through and this is probably where the amber ale was coming into play here.